OLYMPIA, Wash. — Recreational razor clam season on all coastal beaches are closed until further notice after test results revealed domoic acid levels were above health guidelines for safe consumption.

The clams dug in 2023 have been smaller than the past two seasons. This limit of 15 was taken south of the Oysterville Approach at the north end of Long Beach Peninsula. (Allen Thomas for The ...

Oregon officials are barring all razor-clam, bay-clam and mussel harvesting along the state’s coast due to historically high levels of a potentially deadly toxin in local shellfish, the Oregon ...

Each year, 100,000 people wake up clamoring to dig in the sand for razor clams. They pull on waders, reach for their clam guns and head to a 58-mile stretch of coastal Washington that extends from the ...

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Portland State University researchers and their collaborators at the Quinault Indian Nation and Oregon State University found microplastics in Pacific razor clams on Washington's sparsely populated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nov. 14—Razor clam digging opportunities are set for Nov. 18-23 at Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis and Mocrocks beaches, ...

Razor clam diggers can look forward to more digging on coastal beaches beginning Feb. 6, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife coastal shellfish managers confirmed this week. “This next tide ...